[JDEV] UI opinions..

[arh14 at cornell.edu]

Ok, now I get it.  Sorry for being thick.  That's what I meant by my menu 
bar wastage comment.

Aaron

On Fri, 6 Aug 1999, Tim Lesher wrote:

> > > > > 4.  Kill the standard Window menu; use something that takes up less
> > > > > space, like the ICQ button.
> > > >
> > > >    Not sure what you mean.
> > >
> > > OK.  I'm looking at my Outlook Express window.  My menu bar contains
> seven
> > > menu items:  File, Edit, et al.  These seven items take up only half the
> > > width of the window, yet the Windows menu extends the entire width of
> the
> >
> > I might not know what you mean either.  You mean the menu labeled
> > "Windows" that lets you Tile, Cascade, or arrange vertically and
> > horizontally the windows of the app?
> 
> No, I meant the "Standard menu bar used by most Windows apps".
> 
> OK, maybe some ASCII art will help.  Switch to proportional font if you need
> to.
> 
> Here's a window with a "standard" Windows menu bar.
> Everything to the right of the "Favorites" menu is wasted.
> 
> +-------------------------------------------------------------------+
> |O| WinJabber                                                 |_|*|X|
> +-------------------------------------------------------------------+
> | File  |  People  | Favorites |                                    |
> +-------------------------------------------------------------------+
> |                                                                   |
> |                                                                   |
> |                                                                   |
> |                                                                   |
> |                                                                   |
> |                                                                   |
> |                                                                   |
> |                                                                   |
> |                                                                   |
> |                                                                   |
> |                                                                   |
> |[Status:..Online..................................................]|
> +-------------------------------------------------------------------+
> 
> 
> Here's what I'm suggesting:
> 
> +-------------------------------------------------------------------+
> |O| WinJabber                                                 |_|*|X|
> +-------------------------------------------------------------------+
> |                                                                   |
> |                                                                   |
> |                                                                   |
> |                                                                   |
> |                                                                   |
> |                                                                   |
> |                                                                   |
> |                                                                   |
> |                                                                   |
> |                                                                   |
> |                                                                   |
> |                                                                   |
> |                                                                   |
> |[WinJabber] [Status:..Online......................................]|
> +-------------------------------------------------------------------+
> 
> If the menu is a popup menu, triggered by the WinJabber button,
> you reclaim all the space.  Plus you can put the menu button
> beside another narrow element (here a status bar) to save more
> space.
> 
> 
> 
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